The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
SHOWING.
WRArHER moderating.
RIVER falling slowly.
PLENTY OF ice in the river.
ONE boat announced to leave today.
The Dick Clyde was towed up to
Wolf river ySster day.
A DIsPATCH received yesterday
evening states that White river Is ffOsen
over at Newpsrt.
The Joseph B Williams, en- route to
the Ohio river with tow Of empties, has laid
up at East Cairo.
The ferryboat Mark Twain, together
with the wharfboat which was located here,
lie laid up at Mound City.
A LARGE lot OF oil cake is being re-
eeived ut the elevator for shipment by the
barge line to New Orleans.
ALL the hatbosts that have been
towea up to point above the mouth Of Wolf
river, where they are in q safe harbOr.
THx Oakland completed repsirs to
her steam drum and left at 6 o'deck yester-
day morning for New Orleans. She had ave
baiges loaded with gain and package
freight.
VERY little business was transacted
on the leyeo yesterday. There was some
cotton hauled away, but late in the evening
il became 80 slippery that the drsymen had
70 cult work.
THE RAYMOND HOMER, with tow
Of coal for New Orleans, Is laid MP at point
100 miles above this city. She has four
barges Of PitlsbuTg nat and slack coal for
Nsssrs. Brown 4 Jones.
Mr. A. BoYD, the pleasant and ac-
complished steward Of the steamer Chosa-
peaks, is ia tao city and will remain with
the boys for q few days. That no will have
q good time there is no doubt.
THR Joe Peters arrived at West
Memphis from Arkansas river and laid up
there. She bias for this port l76 bales OF cot
ton and 1900 sacks Of cotton seed Az Ter
rene she reshipPsS 2s5 bales Of cottSn lor
came over to the city yesterday morning,
THE Ono, OF the Memphis and Gin
sinnati Packet Oompaay, was at the eleva'
tor yesterday taking on cotton. she 10 an
noupesd TO leave here ut 5 o'clock this even
ing for Cincinnati and ALI intermediate
landings on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Capt. N. M. Doom commands. with Messrs.
Harry Proctor and Harry Bestin the Office.
A ST. LOUIS dispatch says the river
remains as IL mas been LOT beNeIA uhyh, tol-
idly froaen over, and the icemen are reapinE
a bountifui harvest. The wsathe', however,
is sottoping materially, and in another dsy
or two, with present prospects ralid tnhW
will set in, and while n break up is not like
ly to oecur for q month, the harber may DO
opened and the ferries set 10 running again.
The Uhtckasaw, in command OF
Cant. Ed Postal, arrived at noon yesterday
from White river with fair trip. Aftsr
A;achayping her carRN she went M TO the
Island, where she will remain until the ioe
tbins out. The OhicEasew frat met tho ice
at a point 10 miles above Terrene, and
fought It all the way up. She reshipped 3
bales Of cotton ut TerreAe for New Orleans.
THE Toe In the river yesterday was
not quite as heavy rs on the day previous,
and there was not so nuch sfit. However.
the surface Of the river was pretty well
covered with what might DO osiisd NINA
ture ieebergs, and preventcd passepgeI
men predict that by tho end Of tho week
there will be little or no ice In the river,
and that the local packets will again DO able
TO resume their trips.